[카테고리:] Space Stories
English-language children’s space stories
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Rocket Launch, T-Minus Three!
Wrapped in a blanket on his dad’s lap, Jiho watched the white rocket far in the distance. “Dad, is that thing really going to fly today?” “Yep, just a few more minutes. Do you know how a rocket actually gets up into the sky?” “Not…
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What Would Happen If You Clapped on the Moon?
“Dad, would clapping on the Moon make a sound?” “Nope. You wouldn’t hear anything at all.” “No way. It’s a clap, why wouldn’t it make a sound?” “Sound can’t travel without air. Sound is really just a vibration passed along as air particles bump into…
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Why Is the Sky Blue by Day and Black at Night?
“It’s the same sky. Why does the color change like that?” “Great question. Sunlight is actually playing a trick on our air.” “But sunlight looks white to me. Not blue.” “It looks white, but really every color is mixed together in it, like a rainbow…
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How Far Away Is the Nearest Star?
“So which star is the closest one to us? Like, if you could visit any star, which one’s the shortest trip?” “Trick question, actually. You already visit it every single day.” “I do? I don’t remember going to any stars.” “The Sun IS a star.…
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How Do Satellites Stay Up Without Falling?
“If gravity pulls everything down, why doesn’t the satellite just fall on us?” “Here’s the strange part, it actually IS falling. The whole time.” “Wait, WHAT? It’s falling right now?” “It really is. Gravity’s pulling it toward Earth this very second, same as it pulls…
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How Do Space Suits Keep Astronauts Alive?
“That suit looks so puffy. Why does it look like that?” “Because it’s not really a suit, not the way we usually mean it. It’s basically its own tiny spaceship, just shaped like a person.” “A spaceship? That’s a big claim for some clothes.” “Think…
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Why Does the Moon Always Show Us the Same Face?
“Does the Moon ever spin around and show us its back? Have we ever seen it?” “Actually, no. Nobody on Earth has ever seen the far side of the Moon with their own eyes. Not once, in all of human history.” “What? Never? That’s so…
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What Do Astronauts Actually Eat in Space?
“Do they eat astronaut ice cream up there? The freeze-dried kind from the museum gift shop?” “Ha, actually, no. That stuff’s mostly made for kids down here. Real astronauts eat something a little different.” “Then what DO they eat?” “A lot of it’s dehydrated, dried…
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Why Do Stars Twinkle But Planets Don’t?
“Why does that one blink and that one doesn’t?” “Which ones do you mean?” “That one up there, it’s blinking like a light bulb about to die. But that other bright one is just… solid.” “Good eye. The blinking one’s a star. The steady one’s…
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Why Isn’t Pluto a Planet Anymore?
“Wait, my poster says there are nine planets. But you said eight.” “Ah — you noticed. That poster’s a little out of date.” “What happened to the ninth one?” “Pluto. It didn’t disappear, don’t worry. It’s still out there, still going around the sun. We…
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Why Does Neptune Have the Wildest Winds in Space?
“Whoa, this one’s really far, huh? All the way out at the edge?” “Yep. Neptune. Last stop in the solar system.” “It looks so calm. Nothing much happening way out there, right?” “Actually, it might be the stormiest place in the whole solar system.” “Wait,…
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Why Is Mercury So Hot and So Cold at the Same Time?
“Mom, this one’s closest to the sun, right? Mercury?” “Yep, that’s the one.” “So it must be super hot.” “During the day, yeah. Crazy hot. Hot enough to melt certain metals.” “Cool! …wait, why does it say ‘freezing at night’ right underneath?” “That’s the wild…